Reel



June 23, 1925.

C. c. HARRIS REEL Filed Nov. 9, 1925 v @N N @N S 2 2 WN MW Carl. C. Homris Patented June 23, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

CARL C. HARRIS, OF ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO RODNEY HUNT MA- CHINE COMPANY, OF ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- OHUSETTS.

REEL.

Application filed November T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL C. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Orange. in the county of Franklin and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Reel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a re"l for use on wet finishing machinery and the like, and particularly to that type of reel which is provided with a wooden drum extending from end to end thereof and having radial bars projecting therefrom.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide the drum with means for eliminating the chance of bending and breaking the usual central shaft; means for providing an improved centering means for the same; and a construction in which the wooden drum is free from metallic surfaces that can come into contact with the liquor or Water.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a longitudinal diametrical sectional view of a reel constructed in accordance with this invention; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow.

The reels to which this invention relates are used in various types of wet finishing and other machinery and ordinarily consist of a hollow wooden drum 10 provided with radial bars 11 for gripping the cloth or fabric so as to cause it to move as the reels revolve. They are properly anchored on the drum and secured thereto. But this invention does not relate to the bars and can be used with reels without bars.

Heretofore the drum has been mounted on a central shaft extending therethrough, which has been found in practice to be likely to be repeatedly bent back and forth by the heavy pressure so as to subject the metal to fatigue and eventually cause the shaft to break. This invention relates to a' means for avoiding this difliculty and to an anchoring means for the journals.

In order to avoid the use of a shaft extending all the way through I provide two independent studs 12 in axial alignment with each other and having journals extending beyond the roll for supporting it in its bearings.

9, 1923. Serial No. 673,790.

Each of these studs has an inner end which is larger, than the rest of the stud preferably and is mounted in a cylindrical head 13 of cast iron. This head has a passage tl'icrethrough and is shrunk on the large end of the stud so that it is firmly secured thereto, and the two parts constitute practically a single unit. This head is formed with an outer cylindrical portion fitting tight within the Wooden drum 10 and provided with perforations through which radial bolts 14. extend, the heads of the same being sunk in the surface of the drum and sealed to exclude liquid. These bolts firmly secure the head to the drum and prevent all lateral and longitudinal relative motion between them. The head also has a flat end 15 and an inner cylindrical hub 16 which, as stated before, is provided with a central peroration shrunk on the large end of the stu I have not described in detail the method of securing the bars 11 and connected parts. These can be made in accordance with the ordinary practice as desired. The reel is shown as provided with end plates 18 in the usual way, but they are not essential.

It will be seen that the heads 13 arc-located entirely Within the drum 10 and sealed at the ends so that they will not come in contact with the water or liquor in which the reel is used. The head is firmly anchored to the drum itself and the stud at each end is firmly anchored to the head. As the studs do not go all the way through and are entirely unconnected with each other through the center they cannot be deflected back and forth in such a way as to break down the metal and cause breakage.

Although I have illustrated and described only a single form of the invention I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

Therefore I do not wish to be limited to all the details of construction herein shown and described, but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a wooden reel comprising a hollow cylindrical wooden drum having longitudinal bars on the exterior radiating therefrom and constituting longitudinal strengthening means, the drum having a bore extending all the way through from one end to the other, a cast' central hub, a stud fixed in said hub and metal head at each having a cylindricel portion located in the end of the here and provided with a plurality of longitudinal series of radiel bolts extending into the drum to hold it firmly in position end having a central hub extending in from the outer end of each head and integrally connected with the end of the head so as to constitute a support at a distance in from the end of the reel, and e, stud fixed in each hub and projecting beyond the end of the head and drum, said studs being in axial alignment.

2. As an article of manufacture, a wooden drum for the purpose described having a bore extending all the way from one open end to the other, a cast metal head having a cylindrical portion located in the end of the bore and bolted to the drum and having a projecting beyond'the end of the heed drum, seid drum neving an ell wooden sun 'lnce outside and a plate of Wood over the end for-protecting the heed from contact 1 with water, whereby the entire drum will present no metallic surfaces to the action of the water,

3. As an article of manufecture, a Wooden drum for the purpose described having e bore extending all the way from one open end to the other, a cast metal head having a cylindrical portion located in the end of the bore and bolted to the drum around its circumference and having a central hub, and a stud fixed in said hub and projecting beyond the end of the head and drum.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature.

CARL o. HARRIS. 

